Mystery in Space #2
In "Jesse James—Highwayman of Space!", a centuries-spanning duel unfolds as the legacy of Roger Bacon’s secret knowledge fuels a battle between good and evil, carried forward through a youth elixir. Written by Hugh Davidson and illustrated by John Giunta, this 1951 DC tale follows Allyn Kent as he grapples with the consequences of a dying man’s final gift. The cover by Carmine Infantino, with inks by Joe Giella and Sy Barry, captures the cosmic stakes of a story where history, science, and fate collide.
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Two men, one good and the other evil, contend across seven centuries by means of a youth elixir created by Roger Bacon. On his death bed, Bacon imparted a vast store of secret knowledge (including the fact that the world is round, observations on the heavens, and atomic power) to Allyn Kent. Upon the death of Giles Murdock and the spilling of the chemical needed to produce the elixir, Kent settles to reach his natural end.
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